Ann Arbor Pioneer trailed 1-0 after one period for the second consecutive game. However, the Pioneer offense rallied in the second period behind Louis Marr’s hat trick to go ahead and improve to 12-5-1.

Marr got the Pioneers on the board with an unassisted goal at 1:07, and followed that up with the game-winning goal at 9:15.

“He lifted a Dexter stick and stole the puck,” Pioneer coach Paul Fassbender said. “He just went in on the goalie and scored. Everything happened so quickly.”

In addition to Marr’s hat trick, Pioneer sophomore Jason Maezes scored the first goal of his high school career in the third period.

“He’s the fastest guy on the team, but he just couldn’t find a break,” Fassbender said.

As the clock ran down, Fassbender switched the team’s lines to give younger players opportunities. Marr, along with Cal Stripling worked the corners before sending the puck to Maezes.

“I’m sure it was a huge weight lifted off his shoulders,” Fassbender said.

Stripling, Will Rudberg, Niko Michos and Erik Barroso also scored for Pioneer; Stripling and Marr had four and three assists, respectively.

Dexter’s Blake Miller opened the game’s scoring with a Sean Fitzsimons’ assisted goal at 4:23 in the first period, and Freddy Burke tied the score in the second after goals by Marr and Rudberg, but the Dreadnaughts offense was unable to maintain pace with the Pioneers.

“We knew we had to find a way to neutralize their top line,” Fassbender said. “As we gained momentum, they started getting tired, and eventually just ran out of gas.”

Pioneer also took advantage of the power play, scoring seven of the eight goals with a one-man advantage. The Pioneers also only committed four penalties and limited Dexter on offense, holding them to just 23 shots on goal.

Pioneer is 7-3-1 in the Metro League and 7-1 in the SEC, good enough for second and first places, respectively.

The Pioneers travel to Temperance Bedford on Friday, while Dexter (8-9) hosts Monroe.